Ebony travel guide: October: what's happening where! - Calendar

Ebony, Oct, 2003 by Joy Bennett Kinnon

AUGUSTA, Ga.

* CARS Classic. Savannah State College vs. Morris Brown College. Oct. 18.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

* Steel City Classic. Stillman College vs. Miles College. Oct. 4.

* Magic City Classic. Alabama A&M University vs. Alabama State University. Oct. 25.

CHICAGO

* National Organization of Minority Architects convention. Hyatt-McCormick Place Hotel. Oct. 23-25.

MEMPHIS, Ten.. Oct. 28

* Kerry James Marshall. Major exhibition of the Chicago-based artist whose work demonstrates ideas and images drawn from Black history and cultural tradition. Museum of Contemporary Art. Oct. 25-Jan. 25, 2004.

* National Minority Supplier Development Council Conference. McCormick Place, Lakeside Center. Oct. 26-29.

* The 13th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Writers Conference. Chicago State University. Oct. 29-Nov. 1.

COLUMBUS, Ga.

* Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic. Morehouse College vs. Tuskegee University. Oct. 18.

DALLAS

* State Fair Classic. Prairie View A&M University vs. Grambling State University. Oct. 4.

* National Pan-Hellenic Council convention. Adams Mark Hotel. Oct. 23-26.

DETROIT

* National Sales Network convention. Marriott-Renaissance Center. Oct. 2-4.

HOUSTON

* National Bankers Association convention. Four Seasons Hotel. Oct. 7-10.

* National African-American Christian Singles convention. Renaissance Hotel. Oct. 17-19.

INDIANAPOLIS

* Circle City Classic. Florida A&M University vs. Jackson State University. Oct 4.

KINGSLAND, Ga.

* AME Classic. Allen University vs. Edward Waters College. Oct. 18.

LAS VEGAS

* American Black Chiropractic Association convention. Treasure Island Hotel. Oct. 2-5.

LINCOLN, Mo.

* Dwight T. Reed Classic. Lincoln University vs. Langston University. Oct. 4.

LOS ANGELES

* James Baldwin--Down From the Mountaintop. Play. The Elephant Asylum Theater. Through Oct. 26.

MACON, Ga.

* Music City Classic. Savannah State College vs. Albany State University. Oct. 4.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

* 2003 Freedom Award Banquet. The National Civil Rights Museum will honor Maxine Smith of the NAACP's Memphis Branch and former President William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton. The Peabody Hotel. Oct. 28.

New York City Oct. 21

NORFOLK, Va.

* Fish Bowl. Norfolk State University vs. North Carolina A&T State University. Oct. 4.

* Battle of the Bay. Norfolk State University vs. Hampton University. Oct. 18.

NEW ORLEANS

* National Black Child Development Institute convention. Hyatt-Regency Hotel. Oct. 19-21.

NEW YORK CITY

* National Black Public Relations Society convention. Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers. Oct. 2-5.

* Ralph Johnson Bunche, Nobel Laureate: A Centennial Retrospective. Exhibit. The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Through Oct. 31.

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.

* Down East Classic. Elizabeth City State University vs. North Carolina Central University. Oct. 4.

SAN FRANCISCO

* San Francisco Jazz Festival. Various locations. Oct. 23-Nov. 10.

SHREVEPORT, La.

* Red River Classic. Grambling State University vs. University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Oct. 18.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Oscar Micheaux Film Series. National Gallery of Art. October 1-31.

* African-American Quilts from the Robert and Helen Cargo Collection. The Textile Museum. Oct. 3-Feb. 29, 2004.

* Remembering U. A multimedia production that commemorates U Street, NW as "Black Broadway" and pays tribute to the Black Cultural Renaissance. Lincoln Theatre. Oct. 7-8.

* The 2003 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Ceremony & Dinner. Marriott Hotel. Oct. 11.

* 2003 Diversity and Women Leadership Summit and Gala. Washington Hilton Hotel & Towers. Oct. 14-15.

* Charles Hamilton Houston: Paving the Road to Brown. Day-long symposium. Howard University School of Law. Oct. 18. *The Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society convention. Kellogg Conference Center. Oct. 23-26.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.

* Rams-Eagle Classic. North Carolina Central University vs. Winston-Salem State University. Oct. 25.

WASHINGTON. D.C. Oct. 7-8

PUERTO RICO

* Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA) convention. Westin Rio Mar Resort. Oct. 22-26.

ISLAND DESTINATIONS:

ARUBA

* Aruba Music Festival. Features international and local artists. Oct. 10-11.

BARBADOS

* Barbados Festival of African and Caribbean Film. Olympus Cinema. Oct 15-19.

BERMUDA

* Bermuda Jazz Festival. Scheduled this year are Natalie Cole, Bebe Winans, Gerald Levert and Stephanie Mills, among others. Royal Naval Dockyard. Oct. 8-12.

NOTE: Sponsors may change dates or locations after the magazine has been published. Travelers should verify event information with local sponsors.